Tamaasus | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-4189683
Foundation Overview
Based in Melville, NY, Tamaasus has awarded 149 grants totaling $1,114,823 to organizations in New York, Arizona and 8 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $40 to $168,918, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
36 of 54 recipients (67%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
64% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 12 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in Brooklyn (54%), New York (28%), Amenia (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 608% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (43%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Tamaasus's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alystre Julian | $31,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| American Indian College Fund | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | Education | 2023 |
| Belladonna | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Arts & Education | 2023 |
| Dylan Fox | $13,092 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Fernanda Olivares Molina | $2,505 | Porvenir, Foreign, CI | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Jeremy Victor Robert | $3,968 | Saintdenis La Runion Reun, Foreign, OC | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Let It Bee Ark Hive | $500 | Beachwood, OH, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Malvika Jolly | $18,171 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Melissa Huffsmith Roth | $57,970 | Astoria, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Nypirg | $2,400 | New York, NY, US | Arts & Education | 2023 |
| Poetry Project | $150 | New York, NY, US | Poetry | 2023 |
| Ride For A Reason | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Tarameh Mosadegh | $3,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Julie Carr | $500 | Denver, CO, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| World Poetry Books | $100 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Gerald Malanga | $2,000 | Hudson, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| William Mazza | $3,200 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Marraketch Girls Dormitory | $35,400 | Foreign, CAMBRIDGE, UK | Charity | 2023 |
| Upland Sound Llc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Betsy Movement Of Water Workshop Artist Honorarium | $600 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Pinsapo Press - Oyku Tekten Earthquake Relief Donation Tents | $250 | Arca, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Christina Gast | $2,500 | Amenia, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Jennifer Luna | $500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Samuel Wilder | $1,005 | Kansas City, MO, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Litmus Press | $142 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Arts & Education | 2023 |
| Friends Seminary | $150 | New York, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Bax | $103 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Alystre Julian | $31,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| American Indian College Fund | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | Education | 2023 |
| Belladonna | $1,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Arts & Education | 2023 |
| Dylan Fox | $13,092 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Fernanda Olivares Molina | $2,505 | Porvenir, Foreign, CI | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Jeremy Victor Robert | $3,968 | Saintdenis La Runion Reun, Foreign, OC | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Let It Bee Ark Hive | $500 | Beachwood, OH, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Malvika Jolly | $18,171 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Melissa Huffsmith Roth | $57,970 | Astoria, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Nypirg | $2,400 | New York, NY, US | Arts & Education | 2023 |
| Poetry Project | $150 | New York, NY, US | Poetry | 2023 |
| Ride For A Reason | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Tarameh Mosadegh | $3,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Julie Carr | $500 | Denver, CO, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| World Poetry Books | $100 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Gerald Malanga | $2,000 | Hudson, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| William Mazza | $3,200 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Marraketch Girls Dormitory | $35,400 | Foreign, CAMBRIDGE, UK | Charity | 2023 |
| Upland Sound Llc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Betsy Movement Of Water Workshop Artist Honorarium | $600 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Pinsapo Press - Oyku Tekten Earthquake Relief Donation Tents | $250 | Arca, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Christina Gast | $2,500 | Amenia, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Jennifer Luna | $500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Samuel Wilder | $1,005 | Kansas City, MO, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2023 |
| Litmus Press | $142 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Arts & Education | 2023 |
| Friends Seminary | $150 | New York, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| Bax | $103 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Charity | 2023 |
| The International School Of Brooklyn | $20,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Nyc Small Press Initative | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Saretha Morgan | $800 | Atlanta, GA, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Kristen Huntley | $15,000 | Jackson Heights, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Bastein Vandevedle | $400 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Tarameh Mosadegh | $3,350 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Belladonna | $300 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Woodland Pattern | $40 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Camila Marambio | $2,500 | Amenia, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Poetry Project | $150 | New York, NY, US | Poetry | 2022 |
| Nypirg | $2,400 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Save The Manatee | $100 | Longwood, FL, US | Charity | 2022 |
| Alystre Julian | $17,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Air Gallery | $300 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Future Poem | $500 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Daria Fain | $600 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Internat Sorop Scol Fille Rurale | $15,400 | Marrakech, Foreign, MO | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Fernanda Olivares Molina | $8,025 | Porvenir, Foreign, CI | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Jeremy Victor Robert | $4,160 | Saintdenis La Runion Reun, Foreign, OC | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Sara Farag Elkamel | $2,400 | Zamalek Cairo, Foreign, EG | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Brandon Barr | $615 | Hastings On Hudson, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Alisha Mascarenhas | $4,960 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Bayan Kiwan | $390 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Malvika Jolly | $4,035 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Ride For A Reason | $1,040 | Oakland, CA, US | Charity | 2022 |
| Habib Tengour | $1,730 | Le Kremlinbicetre, Foreign, FR | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| The International School Of Brooklyn | $20,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Nyc Small Press Initative | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Saretha Morgan | $800 | Atlanta, GA, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Kristen Huntley | $15,000 | Jackson Heights, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Bastein Vandevedle | $400 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Tarameh Mosadegh | $3,350 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Belladonna | $300 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Woodland Pattern | $40 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Camila Marambio | $2,500 | Amenia, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Poetry Project | $150 | New York, NY, US | Poetry | 2022 |
| Nypirg | $2,400 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Save The Manatee | $100 | Longwood, FL, US | Charity | 2022 |
| Alystre Julian | $17,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Air Gallery | $300 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Future Poem | $500 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Daria Fain | $600 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Internat Sorop Scol Fille Rurale | $15,400 | Marrakech, Foreign, MO | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Fernanda Olivares Molina | $8,025 | Porvenir, Foreign, CI | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Jeremy Victor Robert | $4,160 | Saintdenis La Runion Reun, Foreign, OC | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Sara Farag Elkamel | $2,400 | Zamalek Cairo, Foreign, EG | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Brandon Barr | $615 | Hastings On Hudson, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Alisha Mascarenhas | $4,960 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Bayan Kiwan | $390 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Malvika Jolly | $4,035 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Ride For A Reason | $1,040 | Oakland, CA, US | Charity | 2022 |
| Habib Tengour | $1,730 | Le Kremlinbicetre, Foreign, FR | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| The International School Of Brooklyn | $20,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Nyc Small Press Initative | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Saretha Morgan | $800 | Atlanta, GA, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Kristen Huntley | $15,000 | Jackson Heights, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Bastein Vandevedle | $400 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Tarameh Mosadegh | $3,350 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Belladonna | $300 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Woodland Pattern | $40 | Milwaukee, WI, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Camila Marambio | $2,500 | Amenia, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Poetry Project | $150 | New York, NY, US | Poetry | 2022 |
| Nypirg | $2,400 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Save The Manatee | $100 | Longwood, FL, US | Charity | 2022 |
| Alystre Julian | $17,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Air Gallery | $300 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Future Poem | $500 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Daria Fain | $600 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Internat Sorop Scol Fille Rurale | $15,400 | Marrakech, Foreign, MO | Art & Education | 2022 |
| Fernanda Olivares Molina | $8,025 | Porvenir, Foreign, CI | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Jeremy Victor Robert | $4,160 | Saintdenis La Runion Reun, Foreign, OC | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Sara Farag Elkamel | $2,400 | Zamalek Cairo, Foreign, EG | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Brandon Barr | $615 | Hastings On Hudson, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Alisha Mascarenhas | $4,960 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Bayan Kiwan | $390 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Malvika Jolly | $4,035 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| Ride For A Reason | $1,040 | Oakland, CA, US | Charity | 2022 |
| Habib Tengour | $1,730 | Le Kremlinbicetre, Foreign, FR | Honorarium For Art Project | 2022 |
| See Statement 8 | $121,153 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Various | 2021 |
| See Attachment 6 | $168,918 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Various | 2020 |
| Soroptomist Club Marrakech | $15,400 | Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, N/A, MO | Art & Education | 2018 |
| Columbia University | $2,505 | New York, NY, US | Art & Education | 2018 |
| Saretta Morgan | $500 | Phoenix, AZ, US | Honorarium For Mount Tremper Dance-poetry Project | 2018 |
| Brenda Iijima | $200 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Honorarium For Short Documentary Video On Environment | 2018 |
| Helen Dimos | $500 | Lexington, MA, US | Donation To Poetry Translation Project In Greece | 2018 |
| Naropa University | $5,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Donation To Amiri Baraka Scholarship - Summer Writing Program | 2018 |
| Naropa University | $3,400 | Boulder, CO, US | Art & Education | 2017 |
| Pratt Institute | $15,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Art Education Support | 2017 |
| Anna Weissenfels | $1,000 | Berlin, N/A, GM | Honorarium For Environmental Arts Project | 2017 |
| Khaled Mohammad Walid Malas | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Honorarium For Environmental Arts Project | 2017 |
| Hassan Darsi | $2,000 | Casablanca, N/A, MO | Honorarium For Environmental Arts Project | 2017 |
| Khalil Nemmaoui | $1,000 | Casablanca, N/A, MO | Honorarium For Environmental Arts Project | 2017 |
| La Source Du Lion | $2,000 | Casablanca, N/A, MO | Art & Education | 2016 |
| Naropa University | $8,500 | Boulder, CO, US | Art & Education | 2016 |
| Headlands Center For The Arts | $18,750 | Sausalito, CA, US | Art & Education | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 20-4189683 |
| Website | http://www.tamaas.org |
| Address | 58 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD SUITE 170 Melville, NY 11747-0000 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Tamaasus's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Sarah Riggs |
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| Treasurer | Wendy Riggs |
Forms 990-PF
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